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Minister of Information and Development, Donald Buchanan, has said that the islandwide beautification programme would be strengthened, with specific attention given to the resort towns of Negril, Montego Bay, Ocho Rios, Falmouth and Port Antonio. Speaking at the weekly post-Cabinet press briefing held yesterday (Jan. 29) at Jamaica House, Mr. Buchanan noted that the Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo) and...

The winner of the 21st Commonwealth Writers' Prize will be announced in Jamaica on May 27, 2007 at the Calabash International Literary Festival.The festival will be held in Treasure Beach, St. Elizabeth from Friday, May 25 to Sunday, May 27. An annual award of the Commonwealth Foundation, the Commonwealth Writers' Prize has become an increasingly valued and sought-after award for...

The delivery of education at Iona High School in Tower Isle, St. Mary, has been enhanced with the construction of a new block of classrooms at the institution. The building, which was officially handed over to the school by Minister of Education and Youth, Maxine Henry-Wilson on January 26, was constructed at a cost of $21.37 million. Included in the...

The Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management, (ODPEM) is encouraging businesspersons in major urban centres to take a proactive approach to earthquake preparedness and identify open spaces for staff to assemble in the aftermath of an earthquake. "What we really want to encourage the businesses to do is to look around their community and to see where they could...

On Friday, February 2, Jamaica will join the rest of the world in observing World Wetlands Day 2007 under the theme: 'Wetlands and Fisheries' and persons are being urged to protect the island's wetlands to ensure the preservation of the fisheries industry. Ainsley Henry, Manager of the Integrated Watershed and Coastal Zone Management Department at the National Environmental and Planning...

Let me begin by recognising that all of us are deeply concerned by the upsurge of violent crime which we have experienced since the beginning of the year. The entire nation has also been shocked and outraged by the deliberate assault on the members of the security forces, which has resulted in the death of four policemen and injury to...

Let me begin by recognising that all of us are deeply concerned by the upsurge of violent crime which we have experienced since the beginning of the year. The entire nation has also been shocked and outraged by the deliberate assault on the members of the security forces, which has resulted in the death of four policemen and injury to...

Illicit burning of sugarcane continues to be a problem for the Sugar Company of Jamaica's (SCJ) Frome division in Westmoreland, with more than 50,000 tons of sugarcane lost since the start of the 2006/2007 crop at a cost of about $75 million. Vice President of Operations in the Frome Division, Aston Smith, told JIS News that some 200 fires had...

The Long Pond 4-H Club in Manchester has received a mist blower valued at approximately $30,000. The equipment was handed over to the club on January 26 by State Minister in the Ministry of Housing, Transport, Water and Works, Richard Azan. In his address at the Manchester 4-H Clubs' Leaders Association meeting, Mr. Azan said it was a good thing...

Officers of The Duke of Edinburgh's Award Jamaica says that, February 6, 2007, at 3:45 pm will be an historic moment for thirty-four young Jamaicans who have worked hard to qualify for the Duke of Edinburgh's Award, Gold. The prestigious award ceremony for these youngsters to receive their Gold Awards will be held at King's House in the presence of...

Illicit burning of sugarcane continues to be a problem for the Sugar Company of Jamaica's (SCJ) Frome division in Westmoreland, with more than 50,000 tons of sugarcane lost since the start of the 2006/2007 crop at a cost of about $75 million. Vice President of Operations in the Frome Division, Aston Smith, told JIS News that some 200 fires had...

The Long Pond 4-H Club in Manchester has received a mist blower valued at approximately $30,000. The equipment was handed over to the club on January 26 by State Minister in the Ministry of Housing, Transport, Water and Works, Richard Azan. In his address at the Manchester 4-H Clubs' Leaders Association meeting, Mr. Azan said it was a good thing...